Gaffney.
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South Carolina·Cherokee County
7 tracts·12K people·$138K median·1,348/mi²
White 41 · Black 41 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 6 · Other 4 · Asian 0
Living alone 41 · Other 33 · Married couple 26
Manufacturing 35 · Retail 21 · Professional 17 · Leisure 15 · Health 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 27 · Sales · office 18 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gaffney is $137,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Gaffney has 12,596 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.9; the population is 41.2% White, 40.6% Black, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Multiracial, 3.7% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 29.1% (Census ACS).
B. D. Lee Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (20%); Gaffney Middle (25%) and John E. Ewing Middle (25%) lead the middle schools; Gaffney High is the high school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $887/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gaffney is $41,089 a year, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gaffney, median rent is $887/month and the median home value is $137,700 (Census ACS).
Gaffney reported 1.6 violent crimes and 35.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gaffney are ice storm (97), strong wind (91) and lightning (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gaffney, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).